Ďusi Band - The Romani Girl
created: 24. 11. 2023 10:56 modified: 24. 11. 2023 10:58
The song "The Romani Girl" has no known author, but since World War II it has been considered the anthem of the Slovak Roma. The lyrics is directly related to the suffering of Roma in labor and extermination camps.
The family band called Ďusi Band consists of Július Bandy Sr. and his three sons Kristián, Július, and the youngest Samuel. The cimbalom band from Prešov presents the best tradition of the Romani cimbalom groups with the high interpretive art of their members as well as the scope and genre richness of their repertoire. It consists of folklore typically Romani but also Slovak and other nations‘ and nationalities‘, the band also plays classical music and does well in playing music of the genres such as jazz, pop or film tunes. The Romani song Čhajori romaňi in an instrumental version was recorded during the Living Book on the Holocaust event, in Prešov, on September 27, 2018.
Musical instruments and musicians who play them
Violin (primas) - Samuel Bandy
Double bass - Július Bandy Jr.
Viola - Kristián Bandy
Cimbalom - Julius Bandy Sr.
recorded: 27. 09. 2018
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Ďusi Band general audience internal
